Parish History

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite) has been a landmark
in South Lorain for generations. Founded in 1913 by the first wave of Ukrainian
immigrants, these early parishioners worked extraordinarily hard and built the
present church structure in 1922. The parish really began to bloom after World War
II when the area saw a huge number of immigrants who could not return home do to
Communist control of their homeland. As their numbers grew they sacrificed much
and built the rectory for a resident priest and then built a social hall. Today's
congregation continues to honor our Ukrainian ancestry while embracing people
from many different backgrounds. The parish is part of the Ukrainian Catholic
Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio.